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Crime and Punishment

1983 · 93 min

A stark, brooding descent into guilt and moral ambiguity, told with deadpan detachment and quiet tension.

Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari
Overview
Former student Rahikainen is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Rahikainen struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

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Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • morality
  • revenge
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
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Written by
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Music
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Cinematography
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Languages
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